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Siege of Prague

Siege of Prague was a siege conducted in 1742 at Prague, in what is now Czech Republic. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748. The recorded result: France successfully defends the city but withdraws on 18 December. Recorded strength: 70,000 against 25,000.

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Austrian attack on Prague in 1742 (Georges-Louis Le Rouge, c. 1742)
Austrian attack on Prague in 1742 (Georges-Louis Le Rouge, c. 1742). Georges-Louis Le Rouge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1742
WherePrague, Czech Republic50.083N, 14.417E
OutcomeFrance successfully defends the city but withdraws on 18 December
BelligerentsHabsburg MonarchyagainstKingdom of France
Part ofWar of the Austrian Succession1740 to 1748

Where it sits in the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Mollwitz, 1741Siege of Brieg, 1741Siege of Prague, 1742Siege of Brno, 1742Battle of Chotusitz, 1742Battle of Sahay, 1742Action of 14 June 1742, 1742Siege of Mirandola, 1742Bombardment of Mataró and Palamós, 1742Battle of Campo Santo, 1743Battle of Dettingen, 1743Planned French Invasion of Britain, 1744Battle of Toulon, 1744Battle of Villafranca, 1744Battle of Velletri, 1744Battle of Casteldelfino, 1744Siege of Prague, 1744Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, 1744Siege of Valenza, 1745Battle of Pfaffenhofen, 1745Siege of Tournai, 1745Battle of Fontenoy, 1745Siege of Louisbourg, 1745Battle of Anguilla, 1745Fall of Ghent, 1745Battle of Melle, 1745Siege of Ath, 1745Battle of Bassignano, 1745Battle of Soor, 1745Battle of Hennersdorf, 1745Siege of Brussels, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1746Battle of Piacenza, 1746Action of 6 July 1746, 1746Siege of Namur, 1746Battle of Madras, 1746Raid on Lorient, 1746Battle of Rocoux, 1746Battle of Adyar, 1746Siege of Antibes, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1747First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1747Battle of Lauffeld, 1747Battle of Assietta, 1747Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, 1748Siege of Maastricht, 1748Siege of Cuddalore, 174817411748Siege of Prague, 1742
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Record

Date1742 (year precision)
to December 1742
PlacePrague, Czech Republic
50.083N, 14.417E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength70,00025,000
Commanders
  • Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 11 times between 1179 and 1968.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1742

Siege of Prague is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 188 in present-day Czech Republic.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3486003, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Prague (1742), revision 1370744572, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.